Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Japanese:[naꜜha], Okinawan: Nāfa[1][2] or Nafa[3]) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi).
Naha is located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of Okinawa Prefecture. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921. Before that, Naha had been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in Okinawa.
Naha is the political, economic and educational center of Okinawa Prefecture. In the medieval and early modern periods,[4] it was the commercial center of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
^"ナーファ". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
^"なーふぁ【那覇】". JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary.
^"ナファ". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
^Specifically, the medieval period of Okinawan history, referred to as ko-ryūkyū (古琉球, lit. "Old Ryukyu") in Japanese, extending from roughly the 12th century until the Invasion of Ryukyu by Japanese forces in 1609. The early modern period extends from that year until roughly 1879, the year the Ryukyu Kingdom was abolished and replaced with Okinawa Prefecture.
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